vulnerar

/[bulneˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,138

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

vulnerar is aSpanishverb. It means: No cumplir lo que manda una ley, regla, mandato, precepto, etc.Quebrantar, transgredir, violar una ley o precepto. Pronounced [bulneˈɾaɾ]. Often confused with vulnera and vulnerado.

Key facts for vulnerar
PropertyValue
Headwordvulnerar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bulneˈɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,138
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vulnerar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vulnerar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bulneˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,138 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for vulnerar, with forms such as "bulnerar", "uvlnerar", and "vlunerar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "vulnera", "vulnerado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is vulnerar, spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    No cumplir lo que manda una ley, regla, mandato, precepto, etc.Quebrantar, transgredir, violar una ley o precepto.
  2. 2
    Causar daño o perjuicio.
  3. 3
    Producir una herida o contusión a un ser vivo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bulnerar,uvlnerar,vlunerar,vulenrar,vullnerar,vulnearr,vulnerarr,vulnerrar,vulnnerar,vulnrear,vunlerar,vvulnerar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vulnerar

Misspelling Variants of "vulnerar"

bulnerar8uvlnerar8vlunerar8vulenrar8vullnerar9vulnearr8vulnerarr9vulnerrar9
Misspelling Variants of "vulnerar"

Frequency rank: #41,138 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vulnerar"?
"vulnerar" is spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bulneˈɾaɾ].
What does "vulnerar" mean?
As a verb, "vulnerar" means: No cumplir lo que manda una ley, regla, mandato, precepto, etc.Quebrantar, transgredir, violar una ley o precepto.
What words are commonly confused with "vulnerar"?
"vulnerar" is commonly confused with "vulnera", "vulnerado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vulnerar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vulnerar" is [bulneˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vulnerar" come from?
"vulnerar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.